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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United UA2005 diverts to Madison after attempted cockpit breach by disruptive passenger; Level 4 threat declared

A United Airlines Boeing 737-900 operating UA2005 from Chicago to Minneapolis diverted to Dane County Regional Airport in Madison after pilots declared a Level 4 threat following an alleged attempted cockpit door breach. Off-duty law enforcement subdued the passenger, and local authorities took custody; officials reported no injuries or threats to the public.

Also: The Guardian, Times of India, NBC News, abc7chicago.com and news.ssbcrack.com
2026-05-30T00:18:04.237461-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

FedEx takes delivery of final Boeing 767-300F freighter

By Air Data News: N244FE becomes the cargo carrier's 152nd and last new-build 767 as Boeing prepares to end commercial production of FedEx Express has taken delivery of its final Boeing 767-300F , bringing to a close a cargo fleet renewal program that helped make the US package carrier the largest operator of the freighter variant.

2026-05-30T03:12:31.203434-07:00
Satellite  
Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Advancing multi-band ESA development Kymeta eyes aero

By Runway Girl: Having tapped Japan Display Inc (JDI) to develop the multi-band metasurface aperture for its Ku/Ka-band multi-beam ESA, Kymeta remains confident it will crack into the civil aviation market.

2026-05-29T13:51:14.085794-07:00
Antitrust   Europe   M&A   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   easyJet  
Bloomberg • Siddharth Philip

Castlelake Considers Making Offer to Buy UK’s EasyJet

By Bloomberg: EasyJet Plc, the UK airline that helped pioneer ultra low-cost travel in Europe over the past three decades, has drawn takeover interest from an investment firm, potentially shaking up the regional airline market as it navigates high fuel costs and steep competition.

Also: AirInsight, Financial Times, Seeking Alpha and Financial Times
2026-05-29T12:24:24.572659-07:00